The greatest torment in life was despair.
He searched day and night. He walked through every corner of this land of extreme coldness. Every step he took could circle around Yan Jing City countless times.
However, he had never seen an Ice Dragon before. In fact, he didn't even find any clues related to it.
At this time, Mo Qing Di's heart began to waver. Was there an ice dragon?
If not, what was the point of persisting?
But if he didn't persist, what would he do?
Would he go back with this broken body and witness the decline of the Fang family? Or would he die with them?
The Fang family needed a man to stand up. If it wasn't Fang Yan, it would be him.
If Fang Yan wasn't ready, then he would have to stand up for him for a while or a lifetime.
If he wasn't ready, all the burden would be on Fang Yan alone.
Most importantly, some of the hatred started because of him.
If he couldn't stand up again, what would he do if they saw Fang Yan as a target for revenge?
According to the Extraordinary Medical Record, it was shaped like a dragon and had horns like ice.
In other words, it should be a little transparent dragon.
Why did the ice dragon he saw now look like a dog? A small transparent dog with a sharp horn and a tongue sticking out as it ran for its life?
Just as Mo Qing Di was looking at the little transparent dog with excitement, the little transparent dog even turned around to look at Mo Qing Di. There was a hint of mockery in its eyes.
Mo Qing Di's expression froze. What was it trying to say?
Was it trying to tell him that he couldn't run as fast as a dog?
Kacha, kacha —
The sound of the avalanche was endless. The entire glacial land was rumbling and shaking.
The mountains were collapsing and the earth was cracking. It was as if the world was about to collapse.
Mo Qing Di ran even faster. The ice dragon that had been leading the way also sped up.
Clang, clang, clang —
This was the sound of Mo Qing Di's big feet stomping on the snow. Every step he took seemed like he was going to make a big hole in the ground.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh —
The little transparent dog landed without a sound. Its body seemed to be one with the snow. Every time she leapt, she would draw a beautiful arc in the air before landing nimbly a few meters away.
It didn't look like it was running. It looked like the wind was pushing it forward.
Its speed far surpassed Mo Qing Di, so it was no wonder that it looked down on Mo Qing Di.
A man and a beast. The beast was leading the way while the man followed closely behind.
Mo Qingdi suddenly realized that he and this ice dragon had become a pair of brothers in hardship.
If the lava rolled over and the glacier covered them, both of them would face the same fate. They would either be incinerated by the rock oars or buried by the glacier and turned into an iceberg fossil.
The cracking sounds behind them became more and more rapid, and the ground beneath their feet also began to split apart, forming countless cracks of varying sizes.
Some of the cracks were unfathomably deep, and if one were to fall into them, they might never be able to climb out again.
What was worse was that the rumbling sounds of volcanic eruptions were incessant. One hot rock oar after another was sent into the sky by them, and then turned into a colorful waterfall that poured down on the glacier.
It seemed like this was just the beginning, and no one knew when it would end.
The volcano was enraged. It was as if it wanted to issue an ultimate challenge to the glacier that had covered it for thousands of years.
Either the flames would melt the glacier and turn it into its captive, or the glacier would extinguish the flames and turn it into a defeated opponent.
However, whether it was the flames or the glacier, Mo Qing Di and the transparent dog running in front of him could not contend against them.
Sometimes, the saying 'man can conquer nature' seemed like a joke.
The glacier beneath their feet was cracking faster and faster, and the cracking sounds were incessant.
Mo Qing Di could already feel the rolling heat waves behind him. It was the hot magma that was sent here by the cold wind ahead of time.
Mo Qing Di knew that he had to make a change.
They couldn't outrun the speed of the glacier's collapse, and they couldn't outrun the lava.
They were humans, and their physical strength would soon be exhausted.
Especially with Mo Qing Di's current physical condition, he couldn't hold on for too long.
He had to make a change!
But, how?
Behind him was the collapsing glacier and boiling lava, and in front of him was an endless expanse of ice and snow. Where could he run to?
Just as Mo Qing Di was making a difficult decision in his heart, the transparent dog running in front of him suddenly changed direction.
Left!
Mo Qing Di hesitated for a moment, then followed closely behind it and turned left.
Although Mo Qing Di had lived in this extremely cold place for many years, he was not familiar with the terrain at all.
There was no way to familiarize himself with it. There was no map to check, no navigation to use, there were only mountains and hills, and the whole world was covered in snow. No one knew what was hidden under the snow.
Mo Qing Di didn't know the way, but he knew that Ice Dragon must be familiar with the terrain.
Ice Dragon was a long-lived species. With its current size and running speed, Mo Qing Di suspected that it had lived for at least a few decades or even a hundred years. It could be considered a native of this glacier, and Mo Qing Di was just an intruder.
Perhaps, Ice Dragon could help Mo Qing Di through this life and death situation.
As Mo Qing Di thought of this, he spread out his body and followed closely behind Ice Dragon.
In order not to slow down, he even threw away the spear in his hand.
When Ice Dragon turned left, Mo Qing Di turned left.
When Ice Dragon turned right, Mo Qing Di turned right.
When Ice Dragon jumped up the hill, Mo Qing Di followed.
As they ran, the rumbling sound behind them gradually faded away. The scorching hot wind that made one's skin tighten and hair burn also disappeared.
When Ice Dragon's body stopped, Mo Qing Di realized that they had entered a large ice cave.
The surface area of this ice cave was so large that it didn't look like it was man-made. Moreover, the inverted ice pillars hanging down from the cave were strangely shaped and sparkling.
Mo Qing Di looked at Ice Dragon, and Ice Dragon looked back at Mo Qing Di. There was a trace of a smile on its face — it looked very proud of itself.
"It really is a demon." Mo Qing Di thought in his heart.
Mo Qing Di came to this extremely cold place with only one purpose: to find Ice Dragon and extract its blood and meridians to heal his broken body.
According to common sense, now that they were out of danger, and Ice Dragon was standing right in front of them — it should be time to act, right?
But here came the problem.
Ice Dragon had just saved Mo Qing Di's life.
No matter how much Mo Qing Di didn't want to admit it, he couldn't deny the fact that he was able to survive in such a dangerous environment mainly because of this invisible little dog's guidance.
Otherwise, he would have been covered by the glaciers and burned into gas by the lava.
If Mo Qing Di wanted to heal his body and meridians, then he would have to kill Ice Dragon, collect its blood and extract its meridians —
But if he did that, how could he face the gratitude of saving his life just now?
Perhaps to many people, Ice Dragon was just an animal, and an animal's duty was to contribute. Who would blame you for killing an animal?
But Mo Qing Di was a person who sought the path of martial arts. If he wanted to progress in martial arts, he must keep his heart at ease and his mind clear. If it did that, there would be a crack in his martial arts heart.
Perhaps it wouldn't affect him now, but it would be magnified infinitely in his martial arts journey in the future. It would become a stain in his heart.
How could he seek the path of martial arts? How could he achieve the path of martial arts?
A man and a beast stared at each other in silence. Mo Qing Di's mouth was gasping for air, and Ice Dragon was also breathing softly.
In front of Mo Qing Di's mouth was a large cloud of mist, and in front of Ice Dragon was a small cloud of mist.
Someone or a dog had to break the awkward atmosphere. The host dog obviously didn't have such awareness, so this was something only Mo Qing Di could do.
Mo Qing Di took out a flame rat from his' snack bag 'and gently tossed it in front of Ice Dragon.
Just like how men pass each other cigarettes when they meet. Mo Qing Di didn't smoke, so he took out his snack bag and gave it to Ice Dragon as a gesture of goodwill.
Mo Qing Di made an inviting gesture, indicating that Ice Dragon should enjoy the food he gave him.
Ice Dragon glanced at the flame rat thrown by Mo Qing Di, then turned around and walked into the depths of the cave.
Not long after, it once again ran in front of Mo Qing Di.
Slap —
It threw the thing in its mouth in front of Mo Qing Di.
Mo Qing Di looked at it and was instantly shocked.
Nine-petal Snow Lotus!
This kind of snow lotus has nine petals, and it takes three years for each petal to grow. Moreover, this kind of nine-petal snow lotus can only grow in extremely cold places. It can't exist in other places.
As Mo Qing Di stared at the snow lotus with his mouth wide open, Ice Dragon once again turned around and ran into the cave.
Slap —
Another object was thrown in front of Mo Qing Di.
Baby ginseng!
This kind of mountain ginseng was shaped like a child, hence its name. It was said that it could only be found under the icebergs in extremely cold places. But the icebergs were covered with layers of ice, how would you know where to find ginseng?
Slap —
Some kind of fiery red fruit of unknown origin.
Slap —
A red carp weighing dozens of kilograms. There was an ice river under the glacier, and the red carp was a special product of the ice river. Its meat was delicious, and it was highly nutritious.
In the second year of Mo Qing Di's arrival in the extremely cold places, he accidentally caught a red carp weighing one kilogram in the ice river. Mo Qing Di only had a few meals with that fish, and it was the best food he had ever eaten since he arrived in this extremely cold place. Most of the time, he ate flame rats, and only when he wanted to improve his life could he eat snow snakes —
Slap —
Slap —
Slap —
Ice Dragon's speed was very fast, so in front of Mo Qing Di, there was a small mountain of all kinds of rare and delicious food.
Finally, Ice Dragon stopped running back into the cave, but looked at Mo Qing Di provocatively, and used its nose to point at the food it threw in front of Mo Qing Di, meaning: Eat, I have plenty of food!
"You flaunt your wealth like this —" Mo Qing Di's voice was dry, and the flame rat thrown in front of Ice Dragon looked even more pitiful. "It's not too safe, is it?"
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